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Join me Sunday September 14th at 7pm (CST) for a live makeup tutorial! You will learn how to take your everyday daytime makeup & transition it into a sultry night time look with just a couple of added products.

This class will be 90 minutes long & at the end there will be a Q&A portion where I will answer your questions live on air. Grab your notebook, a glass of wine & come and enjoy the fun from the comfort of your own home.

The fee for this class is “Donate What You Can,” meaning donate a minimum of .5 & you can join the fun. Click HERE to register for the class, there might even be a few prizes!

Wanted to share a little clip with you all of one of my favorite people. Not only is she a regular client of mine but I can also call her a friend. This young lady has been such a blessing to my life over the past 10 months that we have worked together & I am so proud of all of her accomplishments.

Makeup in the video was done by me!

The video below tells the story about how Grammy Nominated Christian Singer, Kari Jobe, came up with the song Forever.

Forever was featured on her latest album Majestic which was released March 2014. Majestic was recently nominated for Praise & Worship Album of the Year for the 2014 Dove Awards which will air October 21st at 7pm CST

I will be doing Kari’s makeup that day for the show so be sure you tune in to see what look we came up with for the big day!

Fix that evil crow around your eyes!
At this point in my life I personally have never had to deal with crow’s feet but I did some research and this is what I found.
Try a hydrating eye cream. It plumps the area fills out the wrinkles. Next, try applying a LITTLE concealer to hide the lines. If that doesn’t work then maybe try some Restylane. That seems to the temporary fix for crow’s feet. Hehe 🙂

I am sure there are alot of you who know all about Gel manicures but if you don’t know this is for you! Also read about my personal experience with Gel Mani’s!

What You Need to Know!

1. They have to be professionally done. You can’t buy gel like you would buy regular polish.

2. Finger nail polish remover will not remove the gel, only soaking the nail in acetone will remove the gel

3. Gel mani’s can last up to two weeks if done correctly but if they start to chip do not peel the gel off. Go & have the nail repaired or soak off with acetone.

4. OPI has a gel set but there are several other Gel brands out there.(I just love OPI though) :0)

5. The price can vary, usually between $25 to $35 (many times thats just for the gel without a manicure, at least where I go)

6. The biggest PRO to Gel Mani’s is that there is NO drying time. Since the gel is set with a UV Light it dries as soon as the light hits itl. No waiting 15 mins to dry your nails!

7. Anytime the gel starts to look dull, take a cotton ball soaked with rubbing alcohol and rub over your nails, as if you were trying to remove it! (I promise it wont ruin the gel) No more top coat!

8. Make sure to call your nail salon ahead of time to verify that they do gel manicures!

My Personal Experience with Gel Manicures

I first discovered Gel Manicures when I started going to a new nail salon (Vogue Nails in Lenox Village in Nashville) and I was instantly hooked! I started getting gel every two weeks & I was loving it! It was BEAUTIFUL! Around October (I had been geling since July) I noticed that my nails were starting to crack, become very brittle & break. By the end of the month I was down to nubs! I voiced my concern to my salon and my wonderful manicurist, Sherain, asked me to stop gettiing the gel so that she could research what was happening to my nails. The next time I went to the salon( for a pedicure…lol not gel) she said that she did some research & asked some other clients if they had experienced the same results, some had some hadn’t but she concluded that it was the acetone that was eating away at my nail (from soaking every two weeks for 20 to 30 mins at a time). She gave me a bottle of nail strengthener and said not to gel until my nails were strong & back to normal! It took about 2 months for my nails to return to their natural state but now they are back! Dont get me wrong, I am still a fan of Gel Mani’s but I cut back. Instead of getting them every two weeks I get them done every month! It allows my nails to breath and get a break from the acetone and I have found that that seems to work for me!